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Archive - Oct 27, 2004

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apple.com: iPod Photo Announced

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 10/27/2004 - 2:00am

The new "iPod Photo" features a color screen and the ability to display photographs imported from your hard drive. And yes, I do want one. Read the full story.

cnn.com: Cassini Takes A Close Look at Titan

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 10/27/2004 - 2:00am

The probe's atmosphere-penetrating instruments haven't answered any of the big questions yet -- like whether Titan has liquid oceans -- but has returned the most detailed pictures yet of the moon's surface. Read the full story.

5:30 a.m.

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 10/27/2004 - 2:00am

After more than a year and a half of being a dad, I've come to the conclusion that 5:30 a.m. is the golden time, or as close to it as I'm likely to get.

On a good day, Sue's asleep, Jordan is [fingers-crossed] asleep, and I can catch a shower and spend an hour writing in front of my computer before the rest of the house is up. By making a concerted effort to get up at least three mornings a week at 5:30 a.m., I was able to make serious progress on some of my lingering projects (most recently the redesign of the my D&D campaign's web site and a bunch of my freelance assignments).